E P Thorne (36 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. . . . . 6th edition, revised. 8vo, hardcover, no dj, blue cloth. Good condition overall. Exterior moderately soiled w/ board extremities bumped, 1/2" tear to upper spine cloth & thin 2"-long slash to central spine cloth; prev. owner's name-stamp on endpapers & title pg., otherwise contents themselves…

Condition: Fair. 1949. Reprint. 939 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are moderately tanned at the edges, with notable foxing. Occasional thumb marks to pages edges. Binding has remained firm. Boards have slight shelf wear with bumping to corners. Spine ends are a little crushed. Light tanning to spine…

Condition: Fair. 1949. 5th Edition. 939 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are lightly tanned at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Inscription to front endpaper. Boards have slight shelf wear with bumping to corners. Spine ends are a little crushed with light tanning. Boards are s…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. In good condition; hard rubbing top and bottom of spine; 1 1/2-in diagonal crease lower right corner, soft creasing top right corner; light to moderate soiling to wraps; heavy soiling outside edges of book; sectional looseness at gutter without harm to binding; tiny nick lower edge pages 321-5; soft…

Condition: Fair. 1961. First Edition. 174 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Noticeable cracking to gutters and hinges. Binding is weakened, however text block remains secure. Water staining to rear pastedown. Boards have noticeable edge wear with corner bumping and rubbing to s…

Hardcover. Condition: Poor/Fair. First book by author known for his spy novels. Missing title pages (opens to author's introduction). General wear to red boards includes water stains, cracked hinge front and back exposing netting but binding of text block remains firm, pencil marks on front end papers large pencil scribbles on r…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. No Edition Stated, Presumes First Editio. A biographical record of leadership in the Nation's Capital in 1978 under PM, Pierre Elliot Trudeau and Leader of the Official Opposition, Charles Joseph "Joe" Clark. 553 pp. Acknowledgements, Foreword by Editors, Malcolm A.E. Thorne and Terren…

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. COVER IS RUBBED WITH CREASING. THE SPINE IS SCUFFED WITH A SMALL SPLIT AT THE TOP AND A 2CM SPLIT AT THE BOTTOM. BINDING IS TIGHT ALTHOUGH THE GLUE ATTACHING THE COVER IS STARTING TO PERISH SLIGHTLY. THE PAGES ARE TANNED WITH SOME LIGHT FOXING OVERALL GENERALLY APPEAR CLEAN AND CREASE FREE. ALL IN AL…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. "An Encyclopedia of useful Information, and a practical assistant in the Management of Poultry."207 pages. Over 100 Superb engravings. A very scarce book in very good condition. Strong binding. Clean text. Lovely cover only slightly worn. Corners on front cover are slightly bumped. Pag…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. A wonderful opportunity to add this delightful book to your collection! Such a special copy, being EILEEN SOPER'S own treasure, with her personal book plate. That is a delight in itself! And, too, the splendid inscription from her father, the artis…

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. Pages 278-346. Printed on glossy stock. Numerous black and white photos. Features: The main street of the ocean; May song; New Hampshire horses; Yesterday; The administration of a great department in the city of Boston; The pianist; Some passing thoughts on literature; The fairy king; L…

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. First Edition. 76 pages. Features: Nice cover illustration of dogs looking at spring robin in tree; News items include - The land where they know it all (Russia), A 'Tough-Minded Arguer, The Will as a Life-Force, The Spiirit of Fair Play, Too Much Commercialism, German's 'Readjustment', In…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Book measures 19x13.cm. viii, 215,[1]pp. Bound in original publishers green cloth, with black lettering. Cloth very slightly faded. Binding in very good clean firm condition. Dust jacket rubbed, minor abrasion wear on edges, short closed tear. Jacket i…

Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First Edition. First UK Edition. SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. Publisher's green boards with black lettering to the spine. A VG copy in slightly edge-worn like D/W. Inscribed by the Author to the FFEP: "With best wishes/ 7/2/67/ E. P. Thorne". Set in Cuba. "An assignment that takes Major Cunningham S…

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. First edition. First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket, priced 10/6. A letter that could trigger a new world war is the latest headache for Major "Brains" Cunningham. Small ownership label to front free endpaper; minor bumping to boards…

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Near fine. First edition. First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket, priced 12/6 but with publisher's price sticker '13/6' overlaid. Thorne's career ran from 1935 to at least 1968, encompassing exotic adventure novels set in India and the Far East, a long-running series o…

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. First edition. First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket, priced 8/6 but with publisher's price sticker '9/6' overlaid. "A strange, deadly black rust is slowly creeping through the grain crops of Northern India. Geoff Fennell, ace reporte…